Making it Work

The board works in digital mode only currently.

Firmware

Proper operation of the device needs 3 firmware files (dvb-fe-tda10048-1.0.fw, v4l-cx23885-avcore-01.fw and v4l-cx23885-enc.fw), which can be obtained at the following location.
Once the download is complete, you need to extract the files and place a copy of them in your /lib/firmware directory. (This directory may differ with some distros; consult your distro's documentation for the appropriate location) :

Remote Control Support

The MC-Kit edition comes with a typical Media Center USB IR receiver/blaster (SMK Manufacturing, Inc. eHome Infrared Receiver) and remote ( rc_keymaps: rc6_mce )
Take care to dont use a USB-3 port (USB-2.0/1.1 will do) ! In most recent distributions the remote will work out of the box.

For usage with 3rd-party software, you have to install lirc and configure the lirc-config (hardware.conf). Define the following properties:

LOAD_MODULES=true
DRIVER="devinput"
# possibly the DEVICE has to look different for you .. just check what is available in "/dev/input/by-id" on your maschine. Here what I have:
DEVICE="/dev/input/by-id/usb-SMK_CORPORATION_MCE_TRANCEIVR_Emulator_Device_2006_PB070418014941C-event-if00"

Now restart the lirc-daemon and run "irw". You should see any pressed key on the screen!